Wire fence



(NoModel.) J S UILYIWN yWIRE FENCE.

Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

@wi/tvnews UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES S. UPTON, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

WIRE FENCE.

EPECIJE'ICATION formingv part of Letters Patent No. 347,751, dated August 17, 1886. Application filed November 23, 1385. Serial No.183,7-13. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES S. IIPTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vire Fences, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawlngs.

This invention relates to barb-wire fences; and it has for its object to provide a warning for stock, which may readily be seen, so that they will be deterred from running against the barbs of the fence.

The Inode of constructing and securing the Warning-plates forms the gist of my invention.

In the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, Figure l represents a side elevation of the fence. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a post, showing the mode of fastening. Fig. 3 represents an edge View of one of the warningplates. Fig. 4 represents a slight modification in position of top wire and plate.

In the figures, A represents `the post of the fence, which :may be made of any suitable material and in any of the known ways.

B B represent the ordinary barbed wires secured to the posts, as usual, by staples or other known ways.

C represents the top wire of the fence, which is made plain or without barbs.

The warning-plate D consists of a long narrow strip of sheet metal, bent centrally and longitudinally upon itself till the parts or sides D come in contact, and having the bend enlarged to form acontinuous eye, through which th'e wire C passes, while the main portion of the double plate depends from said wire. This plate operates the same as a continuous top rail, and hence is easily and quickly seen and the fence avoided. The said plate may be readily applied to the wire by spreading the depending parts or Wings. This plate is placed over the top wire and secured to the post, as seen in Fig. 2. The fastening consists of a staple, E, and nail F. The staple E, as seen in Fig. 2, has one prong passed over the head of the plate, which encompasses the upper wire, ywhile the other prong enters the post through the plate below the wire. Both prongs, as seen, enter the post. A nail or screw passes through the plate near its lower edges, and serves to bind this lower portion to the post.

I may run the wire on the top of the posts,

in which case the lower portion of the plates ous metal warning-strip folded centrally over one of the Wires and secured to the posts by staples, substantially in the manner shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my siguatu re in presence of two witnesses.

.I AMES S. UPTON.

Vitnesses:

A. .I. SUTHERLAND, D. W. LOWELL. 

